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Taylor 614ce 600-Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case, Natural

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SKU: 005411814498
Brand: Taylor
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Taylor 614ce 600-Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case, Natural
Taylor 614ce 600-Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case, Natural
Taylor 614ce 600-Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case, Natural
Taylor 614ce 600-Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case, Natural
Taylor 614ce 600-Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case, Natural
Taylor 614ce 600-Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case, Natural
Taylor 614ce 600-Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case, Natural
Taylor 614ce 600-Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case, Natural
Taylor 614ce 600-Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case, Natural
Taylor 614ce 600-Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case, Natural
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Taylor 614ce 600-Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case, Natural - Visually and sonically, Taylor's maple guitars command a striking stage presence. The bright, focused tone makes these guitars a favorite for performance, recording and any band setting, while a variety of color and sunburst options serve to enhance the natural figure in the maple sets they choose. Other signature touches include crisp white binding and their Twisted Oval fretboard inlay motif. More details...
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Product Details
Shape - Grand Auditorium (GA)
Body Width: 16" / Body Depth: 4 5/8" / Body Length: 20"
Taylor’s signature shape embodies the ultimate all purpose acoustic.

Taylor's most popular and versatile body shape, the mid-size Grand Auditorium arrived in 1994 bearing refined proportions that fell between a Dreadnought and Grand Concert. While the bigger Dreadnought was traditionally considered a flatpicker’s guitar and the smaller Grand Concert catered to fingerstylists, the GA was designed to deliver on both fronts. The shape produced an original acoustic voice that was big enough to handle medium-strength picking and strumming, yet with impressive balance across the tonal spectrum, especially in the midrange, producing clear, well-defined notes that suited both strumming and fingerstyle playing. The GA’s overall presence tracks well with other instruments both in a studio mix and on stage, and singer-songwriters have embraced its utility both for composing and traveling with one guitar. Many people want a single guitar that can cover a variety of styles, which is why the GA continues to be their bestselling shape. If you want a great all-purpose guitar, the multi-dimensional GA won’t let you down.

Bracing - Forward Shifted with Relief Rout

Wood - Big Leaf Maple
Origin: Western North America

Used On: The 600 Series, Acoustic 6 Series, DDSM

A dense hardwood, maple's tone is like a laser beam — very focused — and dominant on the fundamental. Often described as having a "bright" sound, maple has fewer overtones than other medium-density woods, resulting in quicker note decay. This makes it a preferred guitar wood for live performance settings with a band — especially with bass, drums and electric guitar — because it cuts through a mix well, allows the acoustic sound to be heard, and is less prone to feedback issues. It has some midrange, and a lot more treble sparkle than rosewood.

Goes Well With: Live band performances, recording, lead players who like clean articulation and note definition, 12-strings, players with dark bone tone.

Cutaway - Venetian
Standard on all “ce” models in the 300 Series through the Presentation Series, the Venetian cutaway is known for its soft, round lines. The sloping peak of the cutaway will vary depending on the shape of the guitar. The Grand Concert, Grand Auditorium, and Grand Symphony have a steeper slope, while the Dreadnought and Jumbo are a bit flatter. Taylor's Grand Concert nylon-string models also feature a subtle, flatter slope, while their 100 and 200 Series cutaway models incorporate their flattest slope.

Electronics - Expression System®
Natural Sound Made Simple
People love the clear, full acoustic tone of their Taylors. Why should it be any different when they plug in? That’s why they spent several years developing their own onboard acoustic pickup and preamp. Taylor’s ground-breaking Expression System® (ES) was designed to naturally amplify the warm acoustic sound of your guitar.

The ES is an all-magnetic acoustic guitar pickup system that works like a microphone to produce a pure signal and a warm, natural acoustic sound. When you plug in, you'll hear the sound of your guitar, not the sound of the pickup. No complicated controls. No tone simulators. Just a clean amplified acoustic guitar sound supported by three simple controls — volume, bass and treble.

Breakthrough Technology
Years of research brought them to a simple realization: Nothing sounds as true and musical as a microphone. With that as a starting point, Taylor’s David Hosler led the team responsible for the Expression System's breakthrough technology. Utilizing a unique Dynamic Body Sensor® mounted to the soundboard, a Dynamic String Sensor® embedded beneath the fretboard, and a discrete preamp, the advanced ES technology is unlike any other guitar pickup system.

Integrated Design
The ES was designed in-house, alongside Taylor's acoustic guitars, which allowed them to build the ES seamlessly into the design of the guitar, for an integrated pickup system unlike any other. From the design and location of the body and string sensors to the voicing of the preamp, the ES is fully optimized for the Taylor sound. The elegant design, including the non-intrusive control knobs, also preserves the aesthetic of a Taylor guitar.

Specifications:
• Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Number of Strings: 6
• Back/Side Wood: Big Leaf Maple
• Scale length: 25-1/2"
• Top Wood Sitka: Spruce
• Body Length: 20"
• Electronics: ES®
• Body Width: 16"
• Cutaway: Venetian
• Body Depth: 4 5/8"
• Nut & Saddle: Tusq
• Neck Width: 1-3/4"
• Neck/Heel: Hard Rock Maple
• Bracing: Forward Shifted Pattern with Relief Rout
• Fretboard Wood: Ebony
• Fretboard Inlay: Twisted Ovals
• Headstock Overlay: Ebony
• Binding: White
• Bridge Inlay: None
• Bridge Pins: Ebony with Abalone Dots
• Tuners Taylor: Gold
• Truss Rod Cover: Ebony
• Back/Side Finish: Gloss
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Neck Finish: Gloss
• Pickguard: Tortoise
• Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
• Number of Frets: 20
• Armrest Binding: None
• Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
• Backstrap Wood: None
• Backstrap Finish: None
• Buttons: Gold
• Edge Trim: None
• Filler (Body): Clear
• Filler (Neck): Clear
• Fingerboard Ext: None
• Fretboard Binding: White
• Heel Cap Binding: White
• Heel length: 3-1/2"
• Material: Fiber
• Peghead Finish: Gloss
• Peghead Purfling: None
• Peghead Inlay: None
• Peghead Binding: White
• Peghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl
• Peghead Type: Standard
• Rosette Mat.: Abalone
• Rosette Size: Single Ring
• Stain/Sunburst: None
• Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
• Wedge: None

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